Admittedly, not every game is going to be a 100GB behemoth like Gears or Halo, but most are going to be between 30GB and 60GB. With over 800GB of storage, you could at least store 15 to 20 games at a time — double what you could store on the original Xbox Series S SSD. In my opinion it was a nice strategy given they are still unable to release and market a game that convinces someone to buy their product. They've bought countless publishers but haven't been able to release anything that competes with AAA Playstation titles so having a product with a considerably lower barrier of entry is important. I'd never buy a Series X but I could see myself buying a Series S on a "what the hell, why not" moment and I think that's translating to the better sales numbers of this generation. Compatibility depends on device and operating system version. Experiences may vary. Go to Xbox Wireless Controller functionality for more information. The availability and sale of Xbox Series S is subject to required regulatory approval(s) in your jurisdiction. TheinsanegamerNBecause the hardware is so weak. It can BARELY run 1080p. Games like jedi can hit as low as single digit framerate. Games that run at a solid 30 FPS on series X run low 20s with stutter on the S. And its not getting any better, the S has so little RAM and hamstrung hardware that it doesnt get any of the eye candy from the quality modes either.

Consoles never get most of the eye candy anyway, be it Series S, Series X or PS5. Most games are still being released on previous gen consoles - not just the pro versions either, the now ancient and slow original PS4 and Xbox One, including Jedi Survivor btw - if those can run the games, the Series S has a much easier time doing so with the extra memory, ssd and modern CPU (jaguar was bad)In short, yeah, it absolutely will. That's why I'm sold on it: you’re actually getting the amount of storage space Microsoft promised in the original console. Once the 148GB operating system is accounted for, the 1TB console will have 850-ish gigs of storage to play around with. Still, I’m not going to tell you that there’s not much of a difference between the two Xbox consoles — because there certainly is and I think gamers who notice frame rate speed will appreciate the higher processing power of the Xbox Series X — but there’s a huge swath of folks out there who want both an Xbox and PS5 and can’t pay full price for both. It makes sense that Microsoft didn’t want to launch with the larger SSD — it might’ve been confusing to see two Xbox consoles on store shelves with such similar specs. Now, though, the Xbox Series X has differentiated itself from the Xbox Series S that most folks know the difference between them, which now allows Microsoft to dial up the specs of the Series S.

If that’s you, the new Xbox Series S with a 1TB SSD looks like a great compromise between price and performance. I just wish it would’ve arrived a little sooner. More from Tom's Guide It's far more powerful than the PS4 Pro. AMD already said the 4TF GPU in it is similar perf to the 6TF GPU in the One X. But aiming for 1080p instead of 4k, and the CPU is lightyears ahead of the crappy Jaguar chips in the last gen machines. Most games on it do run in at least 1080p. and there's crap loads of games in full 4k on series X too. Most of the stuff that drops the res heavily is doing so to push 120fps.Xbox Series S pairs seamlessly with all our fan-favorite Xbox accessories. You can also add an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription (membership sold separately) so you can play new games built natively for Xbox Series S and X like Starfield and Forza Motorsport on day one. Plus with games added all the time, there’s always something new to play. Available Worldwide September 1

However despite this I dont go round telling people they shouldnt be buying PS5's or Series X consoles, choice is a good thing and I have never understood why elitists moan about the S existing, it doesnt affect them.No no, it's fine, I'm not a elitist, I just try to educate people to invest their money on better products that have upsides that are easily worth the money. That's it Whilst we will do everything we can to meet the delivery times above, there may be factors outside of our control and we cannot guarantee delivery within this time frame. That's important because, as we've seen, the size of games are only increasing due to higher resolution assets (assets, in case you don't know, are the artwork and animations that show up in the game). Because we now play games in 4K resolution, those assets have to be more detailed than they were in the 1080p days. Use with digital games only; console does not play physical discs. Use on Xbox Series S as content becomes available. 120 FPS: Requires supported content and display; use on Xbox Series S as content becomes available. 4K streaming: with select apps, see Xbox.com. Some apps require app provider-specific subscriptions and/or other requirements. Xbox Game Pass: Game catalogue varies over time ( xbox.com/gamepass). Halo Infinite: coming soon.

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Get hands-on with the Xbox Wireless Controller, featuring our highest level of precision with a dedicated Share button and improved ergonomics A few devs have complained, probably cause it actually involves putting the time in getting stuff to work well with the memory constraints. To me that's the only issue really. It should have had at least 12GB as not all games will scale down the RAM usage from 4k to 1080p. Especially since lots of Series X games don't run anywhere near 4k anyway. Compatibility depends on device and operating system version. Experiences may vary. Go to www.xbox.com/controller-compatibility for more information. The availability and sale of Xbox Series S is subject to required regulatory approval(s) in your jurisdiction. Use with digital games only; console does not play physical discs. 120 FPS: Requires supported content and display; use on Xbox Series S as content becomes available. Xbox Game Pass: Game catalogue varies over time (xbox.com/gamepass). Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) requires Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription and supported game; may require supported Bluetooth controller (all sold separately). Select regions and devices. Streaming limitations apply, server availability and wait times may vary. Requires internet, ISP fees apply. xbox.com/cloudgaming